Two new Black Ops 3 Descent trailers have been released by Activision, ahead of next week’s big debut, giving fans of the annualized military shooter an early look at two new multiplayer maps before they head to Black Ops 3 next week.
Technically, only one of the two maps is a brand new creation. While Berserk offers players a chance to engage in shootouts throughout an abandoned Viking village, Empire will bring back a fan favorite arena (Raid) from Black Ops 2 . The updated map will include support for Black Ops 3 ’s faster movement but should otherwise be recognizable to those who spent time with the game’s predecessor. And that’s only half of the new battlefields we’ll see in the third Black Ops 3 expansion.
Here’s how Activision and Treyarch describe all the Descent maps:
Berserk - Ancient sentinels from a lost civilization guard the entrance to Berserk, a Viking village frozen in time. Fight through blizzards and control the center bridge as you navigate this medium-sized map’s wooden buildings and craggy rock outcroppings
Cryogen - Located far off the coast in the Dead Sea, an isolated compound holds some of the world’s most dangerous criminals in frozen isolation. Sentry towers keep watch over the small map’s circular design as frenetic combat is funneled around the prison’s cryogenic tubes, where opportunities for wall running attacks abound.
Empire - The fan favorite Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 map, Raid, gets a fresh upgrade enhanced by the Black Ops 3 chained movement system. The classic medium-sized map features an authentic roman villa recreated by a modern-day eccentric billionaire and mixed sight lines enable any style of gameplay
Rumble - Fight it out among mechanized warriors in Rumble, an arena where giant robots battle to the roar of the crowd. The small-to-medium-sized map funnels high-speed combat to the central pit with tight corners throughout the exterior of the stadium.
For a closer look at two of the four new multiplayer maps being introduced in the next Black Ops 3 expansion, take a couple of minutes to watch the Berserk and Empire preview videos from Sony and Activision. Then head down to the comments section and let us know which map(s) you’re most excited to explore when Descent hits PlayStation 4 next week.
Descent is in development for PS4, Xbox One and PC. The next Black Ops 3 expansion will hit PS4 on July 12 and is expected to make the jump to PC and Xbox One in August.
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